How to Beat Volkner in a Rematch Battle

Rematch Volkner, the Sunyshore City Gym Leader, in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl (BDSP). Read on to find out how to rematch and beat Volkner, Volkner's rematch team, his rematch rewards, and the best Pokemon to beat his rematch team.

How to Rematch Gym Leader Volkner

Get the National Dex

To rematch Volkner and all the other Gym Leaders, you first need to get the National Dex after becoming champion by seeing all the Pokemon native to the Sinnoh Pokedex. After exiting the lab, Roark will pop up to tell you about the rematches.

How to Unlock the National Dex

Head to the Sunyshore City Gym

After getting the National Dex, you can head straight to the Sunyshore City Gym and talk to Volkner to immediately start the rematch battle.

Volkner's Rematch Team and Types

Type and Suggested Level

Type Specialty
Suggested Level	Lv. 70 ~ Lv. 75

Volkner's Rematch Pokemon

Pokemon	Type	Ability / Item	Moves
Pelipper (Lvl. 70)		Drizzle Damp Rock	・Hydro Pump ・Hurricane ・Ice Beam ・U-turn
Raichu (Lvl. 70)		Lightning Rod Choice Scarf	・Thunder ・Surf ・Focus Blast ・Volt Switch
Luxray (Lvl. 70)		Intimidate Focus Sash	・Ice Fang ・Play Rough ・Volt Switch ・Electric Terrain
Lanturn (Lvl. 66)		Volt Absorb Expert Belt	・Thunder ・Surf ・Ice Beam ・Volt Switch
Jolteon (Lvl. 68)		Quick Feet Toxic Orb	・Thunder ・Reflect ・Shadow Ball ・Volt Switch
Electivire (Lvl. 75)		Motor Drive Life Orb	・Thunder ・Flamethrower ・Cross Chop ・Earthquake

Volkner's Rematch Reward

How to Beat Volkner's Rematch Team

Watch Out for Water and Ice Type Moves

Though Ground type Pokemon may be an obvious choice to defeat the Electric type Gyme Leader, Volkner also has a Pelipper and many of his Pokemon have Ice and Water type coverage moves to use against Ground types. Keep these mind while selecting your team for the battle.

Use Electric Type Moves on Pelipper

Pelipper is an easy Pokemon to beat and usually goes down with a single Electric type move. Its main purpose in the team is to set up the rain with its ability Drizzle, which will increase the power of Water type moves and make the move Thunder never miss.

Unless your Pokemon are weak to Water or Electric type moves, the rain should not matter much, but if needed, you can also stop the rain with a weather changing ability or move.

Switch to Gastrodon while Raichu is Locked on to Surf

After Pelipper, Volkner usually sends out Raichu. If your first Pokemon is vulnerable to Water type moves, this is the best time to switch into Gastrodon. Raichu will likely use Surf, and you can increase Gastrodon's Special Attack with its ability Storm Drain.

Volkner will likely switch out the next turn since Raichu will be locked on to Surf due to its Choice Scarf, but the additional Special Attack will help you take care of the rest of his team.

Luxray Holds a Focus Sash and Has Intimidate

Volkner's Luxray holds a Focus Sash, so it cannot be taken out in a single turn. It also has the ability Intimidate, which will lower your Pokemon's Physical Attack. To deal with Luxray, chip at its health with a weaker attack before taking it out completely with a powerful Special move.

Use a Pokemon Immune to Earthquake for Electivire

Electivire is one of Volkner's toughest Pokemon since it has the held item Life Orb, which increases the damage of its already powerful moves like Earthquake. For Electivire, send out a Pokemon that is both immune to Earthquake and can resist some of its other moves like Flygon or Gliscor.

Best Pokemon to Beat Volkner's Rematch Team

Pokemon	Recommended Moves
Gastrodon	・Earth Power (Lv. 39) ・Ancient Power (Lv. 20) ・Scald (TM49) ・Great type advantage against Electric type Pokemon. ・Storm Drain can increases its Special Attack when hit by a Water type move. ・Ancient Power deals super effective damage to Pelipper.
Flygon	・Earthquake (Lv. 44) ・Stone Edge (TM71) ・Dragon Dance (Move Reminder) ・Great type advantage against Electric type Pokemon. ・Immune to Ground type moves. ・Stone Edge deals super effective damage to Pelipper.
Luxray	・Spark (Lv. 18) ・Volt Switch (Lv. 33) ・Crunch (Lv. 56) ・Pelipper is 4x weak to Electric type moves. ・Use Volt Switch for a quick escape. ・Crunch does decent neutral damage.

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